sight

/sait/

Thân thiện

A tourist takes in the sights of the ancient city from a hilltop.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The ability to see; vision: The faculty or power of perceiving objects with the eyes.
   • The act or instance of seeing: The act of looking at or observing something.
   • Something that is seen; a view or spectacle: A thing seen, especially something noteworthy or unusual.
   • A device on a weapon for aiming: A usually optical or electronic device used to assist in precise aiming.
   • A great deal; a lot: (Informal) A large number or amount.

2. Verb:

   • To see or observe something, especially briefly or suddenly: To catch a glimpse of; to get a view of.
   • To aim or look through a sight: To adjust the sights of a weapon for aiming.

Examples

• Noun:

  • She has excellent sight. (She has very good vision.)
  • The sight of the ocean filled her with joy. (Seeing the ocean made her very happy.)
  • The Grand Canyon is an amazing sight. (The Grand Canyon is a remarkable thing to see.)
  • He adjusted the rifle's sight. (He made a change to the aiming device on the rifle.)
  • It cost a sight of money. (It cost a very large amount of money.)

• Verb:

  • The sailors finally sighted land. (The sailors finally saw land.)
  • He sighted along the barrel of the gun. (He aimed by looking along the barrel.)

Advanced Usage

• "At first sight": Upon first seeing or considering something.

  • It was love at first sight. (They fell in love immediately upon seeing each other.)

• "In sight": Visible; within view.

  • Keep the shore in sight. (Make sure you can still see the shore.)

• "Out of sight": Not visible; also used informally to mean excellent or amazing.

  • The car disappeared around the corner and was out of sight. (The car went around the corner and could no longer be seen.)
  • (Informal) That concert was out of sight! (That concert was fantastic!)

• "To set one's sights on": To have as a goal or ambition.

  • She has set her sights on becoming a doctor. (Her goal is to become a doctor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sightless (adj): Lacking the power of sight; blind.

  • The book was adapted for sightless readers. (The book was changed so blind people could use it.)

• Sightly (adj): Pleasing to the sight; attractive.

  • They made the old building more sightly. (They improved the building's appearance.)

• Sighting (n): An instance of seeing something, especially something rare or searched for.

  • There was a reported sighting of a rare bird. (Someone reported seeing a rare bird.)

Synonyms

• Vision: The faculty of sight.
• View: The act of seeing or examining; also, what is seen.
• Glimpse: A brief or incomplete view.
• Spectacle: A visually striking performance or scene.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Sight in: To adjust the sights of a firearm so it shoots accurately at a specific distance.
  • He spent the morning sighting in his new rifle. (He adjusted his new rifle's aim.)

Related Idioms

• A sight for sore eyes: A person or thing that one is very pleased or relieved to see.

  • After a long journey, my bed was a sight for sore eyes. (I was very happy to see my bed.)

• Out of sight, out of mind: Said to emphasize that someone or something is quickly forgotten when no longer visible.

  • When he moved away, his old friends rarely called. Out of sight, out of mind. (He was forgotten when he left.)

• To lower one's sights: To reduce one's ambitions or expectations.

  • After failing the exam, he had to lower his sights. (He had to aim for a less ambitious goal.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   • a batch of letters
   • a deal of trouble
   • a lot of money
   • he made a mint on the stock market
   • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   • it must have cost plenty
   • a slew of journalists
   • a wad of money
2. the act of looking or seeing or observing
   • he tried to get a better view of it
   • his survey of the battlefield was limited
3. the range of vision
   • out of sight of land
4. a range of mental vision
   • in his sight she could do no wrong
5. the ability to see; the visual faculty
6. anything that is seen
   • he was a familiar sight on the television
   • they went to Paris to see the sights
7. an instance of visual perception
   • the sight of his wife brought him back to reality
   • the train was an unexpected sight

Verb

1. take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
2. catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
   • he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• batch
• view
• survey
• ken
• vision
• visual sense
• visual modality
• spy